It is my great hope that the government and judiciary of Iran will end the prolonged detention of journalist Jason Rezaian." When CNN's Jim Sciutto read Rezaian Ali's statement, the journalist said he was "just getting chills as I read that again. "I can't tell you, I can't express in words, how much it meant to me, continues to mean to me," he added. Ali, who converted to Islam in 1964, is revered in Iran, and Rezaian explained that when his guards heard about Ali's plea, "They started treating me in a better way. I think it brought some doubt to them about the (espionage-related) charges against me."

Source: CNN June 05, 2016 02:48 UTC